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Real Estate PAC Gets Mixed Results in Elections

September 24, 2013 by Nicholas Wells

Originally published in Voices of New York Sept. 24, 2013. Jobs for New York spent $4.9 million in 22 City Council races, helping elect Paul Vallone (left) and Margaret Chin (right). But their money couldn’t sway voters in Brooklyn’s 38th District, where Carlos Menchaca (center) beat incumbent Sara Gonzalez. (Photos via candidates Facebook pages) by […]

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Mott Haven Talks Schools: Little Love for Mayor or Critics

June 4, 2013 by Nicholas Wells

Originally published in City Limits on June 4, 2013. Part of City & State’s Five Borough Ballot series. Patrons of Camaguey Restaurant hold nuanced views on mayoral control, charter schools and teacher evaluations—and feel the state of the schools is more important than who’s mayor. By Matthew J. Perlman and Nicholas Wells The business at […]

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Labor Support Comes To 35th Council District Race

May 1, 2013 by Nicholas Wells

Originally published May 1, 2013 in the New York Times Local Blog. City Council candidate Laurie Cumbo. (Photo: Nicholas Wells) City Council hopeful Laurie Cumbo scored two major labor endorsements recently in her bid to replace Council Member Letitia James in the 35th District, who is stepping down to run for Public Advocate. On April […]

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Distributing Discretionary Funds

April 26, 2013 by Nicholas Wells

March 6, 2013 It’s time again for the annual “budget dance,” in which the mayor and the city council negotiate another year’s spending. The majority of the council’s role is in providing feedback to the mayor’s office on the overall budget, but it is also responsible for distributing about one percent of the city’s $65 […]

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